DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/24 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 38.9 - - 42.9 - - 44.5 - - 43.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 24 - - 7 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 287 - - 47 - - 311 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 919 - - 919 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1176 - - 936 - - 1200 - - 936 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 482 - - 972 - - 760 - - 1006 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 80 - - 42 - - 53 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 10 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 194 - - 194 - - 186 - - 198 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 241 - - 0 - - 264 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 935 - - 936 - - 936 - - 936 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 64 - - 0 - - 77 - - -265 ODpotential blCL - - - 1112 - - 936 - - 1123 - - 1201 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.9 - - 42.9 - - 44.5 - - 43.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.3 - - 42.8 - - 44.0 - - 43.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.9 - - 42.7 - - 44.7 - - 44.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.1 - - 42.7 - - 43.9 - - 43.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 24 - - 7 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 287 - - 47 - - 311 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 95920 6 343 11 318 16 343 7 303 95920 89021 10 041 8 355 14 356 10 324 89021 83657 12 047 9 006 9 352 11 353 83657 79154 9 033 9 007 3 319 10 344 79154 75226 7 353 7 333 8 324 8 322 75226 71719 4 304 5 284 13 298 9 297 71719 68513 12 306 10 283 15 288 11 302 68513 65557 20 282 18 281 22 277 23 292 65557 62818 24 287 29 279 27 275 30 277 62818 60153 37 284 35 273 35 277 33 261 60153 57354 43 272 39 268 40 272 35 263 57354 54431 42 275 43 265 47 259 45 263 54431 51638 48 272 42 269 50 255 48 259 51638 49135 50 261 49 261 53 258 49 261 49135 46898 51 264 54 253 60 254 57 256 46898 44871 57 256 60 249 65 245 65 245 44871 43019 63 261 65 246 62 241 64 231 43019 41309 63 262 69 250 68 247 57 237 41309 39724 73 263 79 252 88 247 64 238 39724 38259 91 252 91 250 100 240 86 235 38259 36899 95 247 100 247 100 237 106 232 36899 35592 96 248 106 244 102 238 112 229 35592 34264 97 248 111 243 102 236 110 226 34264 32885 96 248 112 240 97 232 108 225 32885 31458 91 250 104 237 96 230 105 226 31458 29967 81 254 110 242 96 231 103 228 29967 28403 65 259 106 246 94 234 98 232 28403 26768 53 263 84 247 82 242 76 240 26768 25059 50 258 65 235 50 251 55 240 25059 23277 47 254 66 229 36 240 42 234 23277 21425 44 257 58 242 31 229 35 231 21425 19493 35 265 37 255 28 227 39 239 19493 17471 31 255 25 254 25 229 38 239 17471 15403 23 256 24 233 23 226 30 245 15403 13412 23 254 23 223 20 221 20 235 13412 11609 24 243 27 230 17 225 18 199 11609 10019 22 246 27 235 19 236 18 187 10019 8611 20 238 26 235 23 239 22 204 8611 7358 21 225 26 235 28 238 25 222 7358 6244 23 221 27 232 33 234 25 226 6244 5254 23 221 25 228 32 237 22 232 5254 4380 25 216 24 227 29 239 22 240 4380 3611 24 210 26 231 28 229 25 243 3611 2926 26 198 28 227 27 219 26 241 2926 2325 28 195 26 213 25 209 23 223 2325 1827 26 196 23 202 22 197 20 205 1827 1446 22 196 18 196 17*189 17 201 1446 1185 17*195 16 195 15*187 13 199 1185 1026 15*195 14*194 13 186 11*200 1026 936 11 194 10*194 10 185 7*198 936 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography